Genetic variation of maximal velocity and EMG activity

International Journal of Sports Medicine

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 177-181

  Missitzi, J ^a   Geladas, N ^a   Klissouras, V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Heritability; Neuromuscular performance; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ELBOW FLEXION; ELECTROMYOGRAM; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; NEUROMUSCULAR FUNCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; ZYGOSITY;

ADULT; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMANS; ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; UPPER EXTREMITY; VARIATION (GENETICS);

EID: 40649120956     PISSN: 01724622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-965069     Document Type: Article

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